Two more Reverse Vending Machine’s have been installed in Hobsons Bay under the state governments Container Deposit Scheme ‘CDS Vic’.
The new points are located at the Scienceworks car park and Altona Gate Shopping Centre.
TOMRA Cleanaway said these machines are the 11th refund points installed in Hobsons Bay.
Locations in Hobsons Bay include the Altona Hockey Club, Williamstown Newport Anglers Club and Laverton Magpies Football Netball Club.
TOMRA Cleanaway said Hobsons Bay residents can also download the CDS Vic West Zone app to check on the live status of their local refund point, verify container eligibility, and to manage and track container refunds.
Since the scheme commenced in November residents across Victoria including in Hobsons Bay have been collecting and recycling eligible drink bottles, cartons, and cans and returning them to receive 10 cents per item in return.
If residents are looking to make a deposit outside of Hobsons Bay, there are currently 149 total refund points across the CDS Vic West Zone.
CDS Vic targets beverage containers that are most commonly found as litter and are often consumed away from home, including plastic soft drink bottles, glass beer bottles, soft drinks and alcohol sold in cans, and small fruit juice cartons.
A complete list of eligible containers can be found in the Container Deposit Scheme Regulations.
